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Join us in the REI community room in Anchorage Speaker reception for Heather Wilson at 4:30 PM! The talk begins at 5 PM. You can also zoom this program or join watch parties in Kenai or Homer. Details and link here https://alaskarefugefriends.org/10-15-24-caribou/Heather Wilson has said that if she could have one animal adaptation it would be flight! She holds a unique dual-function position of both pilot and wildlife biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Division of Migratory Bird Management. Heather has said the Cessna 206 she flies is the "Swiss army knife" of planes. Come find out why. Learn how aerial bird surveys are conducted, the logistics of flying and surveying in some of the most remote parts of Alaska, and the research and management implications of the survey data she collects. Heather’s work takes her to ALL of Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuges and her surveys determine hunting regulations and management actions for an array of common and threatened species. Her unique job has put her on the pages of Vogue and Outside magazines and the subject of two small films. Come hear her fascinating story.
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REI (500 E Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK), United States
